Clinical trials: Maternal Deaths
Sleep, Pregnancy
Ghana PrenaBelt Trial: A Positional Therapy Device to Reduce Still-Birth
Every day in Ghana, 47 babies are stillborn (SB) and 232 babies are born with low birth-weight (LBW) - many of whom will die in infancy or suffer lifelong consequences.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02379728
- Testing
- PrenaBelt, Body Position Sensor
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Maternal Death, Newborn Morbidity
Feasibility of Introducing Midwifery-embodied Community Clinic Model
Background (brief): 1. Burden: Maternal and neonatal mortality continue to be a serious public health problem in Bangladesh. Facility-based healthcare services reduce the probability of preventable causes of maternal and neonatal…
- Trial name
- NCT06466512
- Testing
- Midwifery-embodied care
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Hypertension, Morality
Mortality Outcome of Controlled Hypertension
This review focuses on the assumption of mortality outcome of participants remaining label hypertension care is adequately managed when pressure targets are met with both qualitative and quantitaive method.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Morality, Death, Pre-Eclampsia
- Trial name
- MOCH1 (NCT07187596)
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 2,547 people
- Sponsor
- DejthidaNathaphong
Perinatal Depression
Preventing Perinatal Depression
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, mechanisms of action, and efficacy of Center M. Center M is a group-based, mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention to treat…
- Trial name
- NCT06525922
- Testing
- Center M
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Maternal Death, Neonatal Death
Incentives for Postnatal Care Demand
The purpose of this study is to identify the causal impact of performance-based monetary incentives in increasing postnatal care (PNC) referrals by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), via a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
- Trial name
- NCT02936869
- Testing
- Performance-based monetary incentives
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Stillbirth and Fetal Death, Perinatal Death
Mothers Working to Prevent Early Stillbirth Study 20-28
This project aims to identify factors linked to pregnancy losses occurring between 20 and 28 weeks of pregnancy that can be modified by changing mother's behaviour or healthcare provision.
- Trial name
- MiNESS20-28 (NCT06005272)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 948 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality
Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package
Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum \& neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through…
- Conditions
- Early Postpartum and Newborn Care, Maternal Mortality, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT01389219
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Preeclampsia
Prevention of Maternal and Perinatal Complications by Enoxaparin in Women With Previous Severe Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia (PE) complicates 2-8% of pregnancies. It is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal (death, eclampsia, abruptio placenta, HELLP syndrome) and perinatal (perinatal death, growth restriction, prematurity)…
- Trial name
- HEPEPE (NCT00986765)
- Testing
- Lovenox® (enoxaparin), Aspegic ® (Aspirin)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 257 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality
Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care: The EmONC Trial
The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing access to and improving the quality of obstetric and neonatal care for pregnant women in study clusters.
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01073488)
- Testing
- Community Mobilization, HBLSS and facility improvement
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 267,181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Sudden Infant Death
Training About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome, which constitutes a significant proportion of all infant deaths, is associated with various preventable risk factors.
- Trial name
- SIDS (NCT06922682)
- Testing
- Training with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Training Booklet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Maternal Death
Reducing Racial Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity
There is a paucity of research examining the intersection of race, ethnicity, maternal safety bundles, doulas, and maternal outcomes in Black women at increased risk of severe maternal morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT04879797
- Testing
- Implementation of Maternal Safety Bundles, Doula Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Placental Insufficiency
Placental Imaging Techniques
The goal of this proof-of-concept, case-control, clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of using two newer ultrasound technologies, quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and ultrafast power Doppler imaging (uPDI), to evaluate the…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Placental Insufficiency, Preeclampsia, Still Births
- Trial name
- NCT06861309
- Testing
- ultrafast power Doppler imaging (uPDI) / quantitative ultrasound (QUS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Carilion Clinic
COVID-19, COVID-19 Pneumonia
Effect of Covid 19 Infection on Fetomaternal Outcome
The novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was discovered for the first time in December 2019 in Wuhan (China) and the disease it causes is called coronavirus disease 2019…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, COVID-19 Pneumonia, Fetal Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- NCT05160649
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University
Habitual Abortion
Low Molecular Weight Heparin and/or Aspirin in Prevention of Habitual Abortion
1 % of all pregnancies end in habitual/recurrent abortion. In about half of women with habitual abortions (HAB) hereditary or acquired (antiphospholipid antibodies) thrombophilia are observed.
- Trial name
- HABENOX (NCT00959621)
- Testing
- Aspirin, Klexane, Klexane and ASA
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Trial of the Impact of Vitamin A on Maternal Mortality
Main objectives: To evaluate the impact of weekly vitamin A supplementation (VAS) to women of reproductive age (15-45 years) on maternal mortality in rural Ghana, and to compare this with the impact on overall mortality.
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
- Trial name
- ObaapaVitA (NCT00211341)
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Maternal Deaths, Neonatal Deaths
Using Ongoing Newborn Intervention Trials to Obtain Additional Data Critical to Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Health in a Harmonized Way
The goal of this study is to generate unique information to guide improvements on interventions to reduce maternal and newborn mortality as well as prevent stillbirths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Deaths, Neonatal Deaths, Still Births
- Trial name
- AMANHI (NCT01699945)
- Testing
- This is an observational study being conducted as a substudy of antoher trial.
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,258 people
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant
Kangaroo Mother Care Before Stabilisation Amongst Low Birth Weight Neonates in Africa
We will conduct an individually randomised, controlled, superiority trial with two parallel groups; an intervention arm allocated to receive KMC and a control arm receiving 'standard' care.
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant, Death; Neonatal, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- OMWaNA (NCT02811432)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care, Standard care
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,221 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Pregnancy
Routine Iron Prophylaxis During Pregnancy
Comparison of two policies of iron administration during pregnancy in regard to health and program feasibility in an area with endemic malaria and high prevalence of HIV infection.
- Trial name
- PROFEG (NCT00488579)
- Testing
- Two policies of iron prophylaxis
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 4,326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Istitute For Health and Welfare, Finland
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
The Effect of the Use of Mobile App
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of using the ABÖS-M mobile application, developed for mothers with newborns, on maternal knowledge, care skills, and self-efficacy levels related to Sudden Infant Death…
- Trial name
- NCT07032402
- Testing
- Education and Counseling, Standard Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University